Enhanced thulium fiber laser lithotripsy using micro-pulse train modulation.

abstract：:Optical coherence microscopy (OCM) combines confocal microscopy and optical coherence tomography (OCT) to improve imaging depth and contrast, enabling cellular imaging in human tissues. We aim to investigate OCM for ex vivo imaging of upper and lower gastrointestinal tract tissues, to establish correlations between OC...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Aguirre AD,Chen Y,Bryan B,Mashimo H,Huang Q,Connolly JL,Fujimoto JG

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatially resolved diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (srDRS) is a well-established technique for noninvasive, in vivo characterization of tissue optical properties toward diagnostic applications. srDRS has a potential for depth-resolved analysis of tissue, which is desired in various clinical situations. However, curre...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Petitdidier N,Koenig A,Gerbelot R,Grateau H,Gioux S,Jallon P

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inexpensive near-infrared microscopy (NIRM) was developed as a convenient technique to detect the medulla loss of scalp hair while reducing analytical time with easy sample preparation, leading to a field screening tool for breast cancer. NIRM has been evaluated as an alternative to synchrotron-based nanoscopy and to ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Choi Y,Jeong YJ,Jeon JG,Park SH,Choi HR,Kim JK

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a potential clinical tool for enamel lesion monitoring. Swept-source OCT findings were compared with cross-sectional nanohardness findings of enamel. Subsurface bovine enamel lesions in three groups were subjected to (1) deionized water (control), (2) phosphoryl oligosaccharide of...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Mandurah MM,Sadr A,Shimada Y,Kitasako Y,Nakashima S,Bakhsh TA,Tagami J,Sumi Y

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Higher-order optical errors of the human eye are often responsible for reduced visual acuity in spite of an optimal spherical or cylindrical refraction. These optical aberrations are of natural origin or can result from operations in the eye that involve optical structures. The ocular aberrometer presented is based on...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Mierdel P,Kaemmerer M,Mrochen M,Krinke HE,Seiler T

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suture ligation of blood vessels during surgery can be time-consuming and skill-intensive. Energy-based, electrosurgical, and ultrasonic devices have recently replaced the use of sutures and mechanical clips (which leave foreign objects in the body) for many surgical procedures, providing rapid hemostasis during surge...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Cilip CM,Rosenbury SB,Giglio N,Hutchens TC,Schweinsberger GR,Kerr D,Latimer C,Nau WH,Fried NM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of sampling region size and tissue heterogeneity is examined using fluorescence histogram assessment in a rat prostate tumor model with benzoporphyrin derivative fluorophore. Spatial heterogeneity in the fluorescence signal occurs on both macroscopic and microscopic scales. The periphery of the tumor is mor...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Pogue BW,Chen B,Zhou X,Hoopes PJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：SIGNIFICANCE:The arterial carbon dioxide (CO2) partial pressure PaCO2 is a clinically relevant variable. However, its measurement requires arterial blood sampling or bulky and expensive transcutaneous PtcCO2 meters. While the spectrophotometric determination of hemoglobin species-such as oxy-hemoglobin (O2Hb) and deoxy...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Dervieux E,Bodinier Q,Uhring W,Théron M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lihong V. Wang summarizes his tenure as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Biomedical Optics and introduces his successor, Brian Pogue, who will assume the role in January 2018. ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Wang V

更新日期：2017-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Gap junction-mediated intercellular communication influences a variety of cellular activities. In tendons, gap junctions modulate collagen production, are involved in strain-induced cell death, and are involved in the response to mechanical stimulation. The aim of the present study was to investigate gap junction-medi...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kuzma-Kuzniarska M,Yapp C,Pearson-Jones TW,Jones AK,Hulley PA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present three-dimensional (3-D) high-resolution spectral-domain optical coherence microscopy (SD-OCM) by using a supercontinuum (SC) fiber laser source with 300-nm spectral bandwidth (full-width at half-maximum) in the 1700-nm spectral band. By using low-coherence interferometry with SC light and a confocal detecti...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Yamanaka M,Hayakawa N,Nishizawa N

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for the prediction of the average photon pathlength in turbid media has been developed. The method is based on spatially resolved diffuse reflectance with discrete source detector distances up to 2 mm. Light reflectance was simulated using a Monte Carlo technique with a one-layer model utilizing a wide range ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Nilsson H,Larsson M,Nilsson GE,Strömberg T

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the design and experimental results of a new MEMS-based endoscopic optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe. The uniqueness of this miniature OCT imaging probe is a two-axis MEMS mirror with through-silicon vias (TSVs) for interconnecting. The TSV interconnection enables ultracompact probe design, successfu...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Liu L,Wu L,Sun J,Lin E,Xie H

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificially created demineralized and remineralized carious lesions on the root and enamel of human teeth were examined by photothermal radiometry (PTR) and modulated luminescence (LUM). Fourteen extracted human teeth were used and a lesion was created on a 1 mmx4 mm rectangular window, spanning root to enamel, using...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Jeon RJ,Hellen A,Matvienko A,Mandelis A,Abrams SH,Amaechi BT

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sugar-rich diets and poor dental hygiene promote the formation of a biofilm (plaque) that strongly adheres to the dental enamel surface and fosters the evolution of aciduric bacteria. The acid contributes to demineralization of the exterior tooth enamel, which accelerates after the pH drops below a critical value (∼5....

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Sharma M,Graham JY,Walczak PA,Nguyen R,Lee LK,Carson MD,Nelson LY,Patel SN,Xu Z,Seibel EJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravascular near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging offers a new approach for characterizing atherosclerotic plaque, but random catheter positioning within the vessel lumen results in variable light attenuation and can yield inaccurate measurements. We hypothesized that NIRF measurements could be corrected for var...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Dixon AJ,Hossack JA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the concept of using high-resolution optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging to rapidly assess surgical specimens and determine if cancer positive margins were left behind in the surgical bed. A mouse model of breast cancer was used in this study. Surgical specimens from 30 animals were...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Savastru D,Chang EW,Miclos S,Pitman MB,Patel A,Iftimia N

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spectroscopy of analyte-specific molecular vibrations in tissue thin sections has opened up a path toward histopathology without the need for tissue staining. However, biomedical vibrational imaging has not yet advanced from academic research to routine histopathology due to long acquisition times for the microsco...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kröger N,Egl A,Engel M,Gretz N,Haase K,Herpich I,Kränzlin B,Neudecker S,Pucci A,Schönhals A,Vogt J,Petrich W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen fiber orientation plays an important role in determining the structure and function of the articular cartilage. However, there is currently a lack of nondestructive means to image the fiber orientation from the cartilage surface. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the newly developed optical ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Yao X,Wang Y,Ravanfar M,Pfeiffer FM,Duan D,Yao G

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetics of optical tweezers (OT)-induced spontaneous aggregation and disaggregation of red blood cells (RBCs) were studied at the level of cell doublets to assess RBC interaction mechanics. Measurements were performed under in vitro conditions in plasma and fibrinogen and fibrinogen + albumin solutions. The RBC spont...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lee K,Kinnunen M,Khokhlova MD,Lyubin EV,Priezzhev AV,Meglinski I,Fedyanin AA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absorption of filter substances in sunscreens, reducing the incident ultraviolet (UV) radiation, is the basis for the protecting ability of such formulations. The erythema-correlated sun protection factor (SPF), depending mainly on the intensity of the UVB radiation, is the common value to quantify the efficacy of...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Weigmann HJ,Schanzer S,Antoniou C,Sterry W,Lademann J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is challenging to image fluorescence objects with high spatial resolution in a highly scattering medium. Recently reported temperature-sensitive indocyanine green-loaded pluronic nanocapsules can potentially alleviate this problem. Here we demonstrate a frequency-domain temperature-modulated fluorescence tomography...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lin Y,Kwong TC,Bolisay L,Gulsen G

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present three-dimensional (3-D) in vivo photoacoustic (PA) images of the blood vasculature of a chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) obtained by using a fiber-based noncontact PA tomography system. With a fiber-optic heterodyne interferometer, the system measures the surface displacement of a sample, induced by t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Eom J,Park SJ,Lee BH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Time-resolved measurement of early arriving photons through diffusive media has been shown to effectively reduce the high degree of light scatter in biological tissue. However, the experimentally achievable reduction in photon scatter and the impact of time-gated detection on instrument noise performance is not well u...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Valim N,Brock J,Niedre M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence diagnostic techniques are notable amongst many other optical methods because they offer high sensitivity and noninvasive measurement of tissue properties. However, a combination of multiple scattering and physical heterogeneity of biological tissues hampers interpretation of the fluorescence measurements....

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Churmakov DY,Meglinski IV,Greenhalgh DA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to assess microvascular function has shown promising results. An important limitation when using a single source-detector pair, however, is the lack of depth sensitivity. Diffuse optical tomography (DOT) overcomes this limitation using an array of sources and detect...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Vidal-Rosas EE,Billings SA,Chico T,Coca D

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative spectroscopy has recently been extended from a contact-probe to wide-area spectroscopic imaging to enable mapping of optical properties across a wide area of tissue. We train quantitative spectroscopic imaging (QSI) to identify cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs) in 34 subjects un...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lau C,Mirkovic J,Yu CC,O'Donoghue GP,Galindo L,Dasari R,de las Morenas A,Feld M,Stier E

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We introduce the application of functional data analysis (fDA) on functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) signals for the development of an accurate and clinically practical assessment method of pain perception. We used the cold pressor test to induce different levels of pain in healthy subjects while the fNIRS ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Pourshoghi A,Zakeri I,Pourrezaei K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser speckle contrast imaging is a technique used for imaging blood flow without scanning. Though several studies have attempted to combine spatial and temporal statistics of laser speckle images for reducing image noise as well as preserving acceptable spatiotemporal resolution, the statistical accuracy of these spa...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Qiu J,Li P,Luo W,Wang J,Zhang H,Luo Q

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penetration profiles of topically applied drugs and cosmetic products provide important information on their efficacy. The application of tape stripping in combination with UV/VIS spectroscopy is checked to determine the local position of topically applied substances inside the stratum corneum, the penetration profile...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Weigmann HJ,Jacobi U,Antoniou C,Tsikrikas GN,Wendel V,Rapp C,Gers-Barlag H,Sterry W,Lademann J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00